downbound

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adjective

Moving in a direction that is considered down, such as downstream or to a lower level.

“year unknown, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Hearings Of the tonnage downbound, 11,946,000 gross tons was destined to ports on Lake Ontario ...”

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Meanings

adjectivedownbound (not comparable)
  1. not comparableMoving in a direction that is considered down, such as downstream or to a lower level.

    year unknown, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Hearings Of the tonnage downbound, 11,946,000 gross tons was destined to ports on Lake Ontario ...

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    All downbound vessels shall enter Lake Erie through the East Outer Channel east of Detroit River Light ...

    1968, The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America, page 203
adverbdownbound (not comparable)
  1. not comparableMoving down.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveheading in any direction that is conventionally down

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From down + -bound.

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Cite this entry
APA

downbound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downbound

MLA

“downbound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downbound. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “downbound,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downbound.

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